Skulz's HotS Competitive Hero Tier List September 2018

The Heroes of the Storm Competitive Hero Tier List for September 2018 includes a total of 114 games. All heroes are split in groups based on their popularity in pro games.

All the heroes are ordered in five tiers based on their draft rate. The tiers are viewed as clusters of data, and each hero is placed in the one they are closer the most.

The tier list is based on picks and bans in pro games during the month. The performance of a certain hero in pub matches is not a reliable source for this list.

The win rate has no effect on the tiers, but is included for further info. The popularity displayed in the tables depends only on picks and bans.

No personal opinions. Every month, we will see which heroes raised or declined in rank solely through the statistics.

The list is based on the data available on Master League. There are several resources on the HotS competitive scene, but I believe they are the best one. Utilizing their match history, I gathered the replays of all professional games played during the month, and parsed them using Stats of the Storm.

This tier list includes data from 114 games played from September 1st to 28th.

Tournaments:

2018 HGC Europe - Phase 2

2018 HGC North America - Phase 2

2018 HGC China - Phase 2

2018 HGC Europe Open Division - Phase 2

2018 HGC North America Open Division - Phase 2

2018 HGC Intercontinental Clash - Phase 2

The matches from HGC Korea and Horizon Clash are missing because I couldn't retrieve the replays.

All tables are responsive and sortable. If you are using a phone, turn it sideways for a full view. Otherwise, zoom in or click the grey area of each table to swipe and sort them.

Tier 1

Hero

Name

Popularity

Picks

Bans

Ban%

Win

Win%

Maiev

96,5%

18

92

80,7%

11

61,1%

Diablo

95,6%

41

68

59,6%

23

56,1%

Deckard

93,9%

88

19

16,7%

50

56,8%

Genji

90,4%

17

86

75,4%

9

52,9%

Yrel

82,5%

63

31

27,2%

34

54,0%

Win rate by map

Tier 2

Hero

Name

Popularity

Picks

Bans

Ban%

Win

Win%

Hanzo

65,8%

52

23

20,2%

27

51,9%

Raynor

64,9%

69

5

4,4%

30

43,5%

Sgt. Hammer

62,3%

22

49

43,0%

19

86,4%

Muradin

61,4%

61

9

7,9%

30

49,2%

Whitemane

59,6%

37

31

27,2%

14

37,8%

Blaze

57,0%

51

14

12,3%

25

49,0%

Thrall

52,6%

47

13

11,4%

20

42,6%

Fenix

52,6%

44

16

14,0%

20

45,5%

Garrosh

50,9%

35

23

20,2%

21

60,0%

Junkrat

49,1%

51

5

4,4%

28

54,9%

Win rate by map

Tier 3

Hero

Name

Popularity

Picks

Bans

Ban%

Win

Win%

Dehaka

37,7%

26

17

14,9%

11

42,3%

Johanna

36,8%

32

10

8,8%

12

37,5%

Abathur

36,0%

8

33

28,9%

3

37,5%

Anub'arak

30,7%

29

6

5,3%

17

58,6%

Li-Ming

29,8%

32

2

1,8%

16

50,0%

Medivh

27,2%

4

27

23,7%

3

75,0%

Cassia

25,4%

17

12

10,5%

11

64,7%

Malfurion

25,4%

27

2

1,8%

10

37,0%

Leoric

23,7%

24

3

2,6%

14

58,3%

Alexstrasza

21,1%

15

9

7,9%

11

73,3%

Tyrande

21,1%

18

6

5,3%

10

55,6%

Malthael

21,1%

18

6

5,3%

8

44,4%

Generally, tier 4 and 5 heroes are situational. They can be useful when employed to counter a specific draft or create combos with other heroes. Remember: in a competitive environment, not all heroes can adapt to any game, but they still have a niche.

Tier 4

Hero

Name

Popularity

Picks

Bans

Ban%

Win

Win%

Zeratul

15,8%

8

10

8,8%

3

37,5%

Stukov

14,9%

14

3

2,6%

5

35,7%

Jaina

14,9%

9

8

7,0%

5

55,6%

Kharazim

14,0%

16

0

0,0%

7

43,8%

Greymane

14,0%

14

2

1,8%

5

35,7%

Illidan

12,3%

5

9

7,9%

4

80,0%

Tyrael

10,5%

10

2

1,8%

2

20,0%

Sonya

9,6%

11

0

0,0%

7

63,6%

Rehgar

9,6%

10

1

0,9%

5

50,0%

Kael'thas

9,6%

10

1

0,9%

4

40,0%

Gul'dan

8,8%

7

3

2,6%

3

42,9%

E.T.C.

8,8%

7

3

2,6%

2

28,6%

Tychus

6,1%

4

3

2,6%

1

25,0%

Nazeebo

5,3%

6

0

0,0%

0

0,0%

Tracer

5,3%

3

3

2,6%

3

100%

Tier 5

Hero

Name

Popularity

Picks

Bans

Ban%

Win

Win%

Tassadar

4,4%

3

2

1,8%

2

66,7%

Falstad

4,4%

4

1

0,9%

2

50,0%

Alarak

4,4%

5

0

0,0%

2

40,0%

Stitches

4,4%

5

0

0,0%

1

20,0%

Valla

3,5%

4

0

0,0%

1

25,0%

Samuro

3,5%

3

1

0,9%

1

33,3%

Arthas

3,5%

4

0

0,0%

3

75,0%

Mephisto

3,5%

4

0

0,0%

1

25,0%

Chromie

3,5%

1

3

2,6%

0

0,0%

Uther

3,5%

3

1

0,9%

2

66,7%

Ana

3,5%

4

0

0,0%

2

50,0%

Zul'jin

2,6%

3

0

0,0%

2

66,7%

Lucio

2,6%

2

1

0,9%

2

100%

Valeera

2,6%

1

2

1,8%

1

100%

Xul

2,6%

2

1

0,9%

1

50,0%

D.Va

2,6%

3

0

0,0%

2

66,7%

Chen

1,8%

2

0

0,0%

0

0,0%

Kel'Thuzad

1,8%

2

0

0,0%

1

50,0%

Sylvanas

0,9%

1

0

0,0%

1

100%

Murky

0,9%

1

0

0,0%

0

0,0%

Ragnaros

0,9%

1

0

0,0%

0

0,0%

Auriel

0,9%

1

0

0,0%

0

0,0%

The Lost Vikings

0,9%

0

1

0,9%

0

0,0%

Artanis

0,9%

1

0

0,0%

0

0,0%

Note: Mephisto has been released on September 4th.

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